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When two fugitive German prisoners of war were spotted near Welshpool in 1915, army officer Rhys Williams - who had just finished dinner - dashed off in pursuit, armed only with his leather belt. The ...

This weekend is the 75th anniversary of the stranding of more than 20 pilot whales along the shore of the Conwy Estuary, mainly at Deganwy. Now you can use your smartphone to see details and photos of ...

Victorian toilets, The Hayes

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When serial thief Robert Smith stole a bar of pink soap from the Lion Hotel, Newtown, in 1905, little did he suspect that it would lead to his downfall. Pink soap was then a luxury item and a scrap of it ...

Hyenas once ruled the roost at Coygan Cave, west of Laugharne, suggests archaeological evidence found there. Bones of other animals - including mammoth, rhino and bear - found there were probably leftovers from dinner ...

Our new QR codes on the door of Caernarfon's former mortuary reveal the extraordinary story of Ellen Edwards, a captain's daughter who taught more than 1,000 men how to navigate the seas. Her teaching career overlapped with that of Cranogwen, a ...